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A Vatican Problem

A QUESTION is again on the tapis at the Vatican that has caused animated and learned discussion during the last thirty years, namely, that of giving to the different Catholic sections of the world better representation in the sacred college, which, as is known, is a kind of senate of the church. If the Pope were to be compared to a temporal ruler, each cardinal would represent a viceroy. . . .

For the working of the vast and complicated machinery of the church in Rome, it is necessary to have about as to twenty-five cardinals living there. These, called cardinals of the curia, are now Italians, with the exception of four — Merry del Val and Vives Y. Tuto, who are Spanish; Van Rossum, who is Dutch; and Billot, who is French. Even these cardinals of the curia, it is remarked, might do more profitable work for the church if a larger proportion were foreign.

American interests, for instance, have been represented first by the late Cardinal Satolli, who was the original apostolic legate at Washington, and now by his two successors, Cardinals Martinelli and Falconio; but the need is felt of a born American. A prominent ecclesiastic, very dear to the present Pope, who is already occupying an important position in Rome, and whose name is mentioned for archbishop of one of the most important sees in the United States, is regarded as the most likely American cardinal of the curia.

With regard to Canada, there might be a repetition of what occurred for the United States at the last consistory. When it was wished to raise to the purple the head of the archdiocese of Boston, that of New York, who had such great merits, could not be overlooked. In Canada Monsignor Bruchesi, archbishop of Montreal, is practically in the same position as was Archbishop O’Connell, but his appointment to the high dignity can not be made without overlooking Monsignor Begin, archbishop of Quebec. — Special cable from Rome to the New York Times, Oct. 6, 1912.

News and Miscellany

Notes and clippings from the daily and weekly press

— Twenty-four persons were killed in automobile accidents occurring in various parts of the country on October 5, 6.

— With 50,000 persons watching him at the interstate fair-grounds near Trenton, N. J., Charles F. Walsh, while making a spiral descent in a Curtis biplane, fell to instant death on October 3. Practically every bone in his body was broken, and his face and body were badly cut. He fell 2,000 feet. His machine was a complete wreck.

— Archery is showing signs of revival as a sport. The National Archery Association at its tournament a few weeks ago in Boston had the largest attendance it has had for many years. Several American archers are said to hold records that have not for fifty years been equaled in England, the original home of the sport.

— According to reports, the Madero administration is torn with internal dissension and confronted with revolution in the north and south. The army is both inefficient and out of sympathy with Madero. If a real leader should appear, it is feared the army would rebel tomorrow. The government is out of money, the $3,000,000 pesos on hand being already pledged and reserved for stated purposes. There is danger at any moment of a breach between Madero and the congress. If the government should be outvoted, the administration would fall, for public sentiment is overwhelmingly on the side of the legislative body.

— The long-talked-of peace treaty between Italy and Turkey was signed at Ouchy, Switzerland, on October 3.

— A schooner nearly a hundred years old, the “Hiram,” built in Biddeford, Maine, in 1819, is to make the voyage around Cape Horn to San Francisco for the Panama-Pacific Exposition. With one exception, this is the oldest vessel of American registry now afloat. She has been in active service ever since she was launched.

— Threats to sacrifice European lives at Foochow, China, have been uttered by General Pung unless his demands for 450,000 taels (about $315,000) from the authorities are acceded to. The mutinous troops with General Pung number from 10,000 to 20,000 men. A force of 5,000 government troops is marching from Nanking to meet the rebels. The missionaries have been recalled from the Hinghwa district, to the north of Amoy, where serious disorder has existed for some time.

— All the Spanish reservists who have left active service during the last six years were summoned to rejoin the colors October 3, and 60,000 men who ordinarily would not have been called to join their regiments until March next also were ordered to report for duty. The decree mobilizing this vast army is regarded as showing that the government considers the railroad strike serious. Premier Canalejas asserts that the railroad men have virtually declared a social war. He says their demands are impossible of fulfilment, and that an early settlement of the strike is also impossible.

— Yielding to the demands of conservationists that coal lands hereafter be leased by the government to private concerns instead of allotted or sold, the Interior Department announced that the plan would be tried. As a result, Van H. Manning, assistant director of the Bureau of Mines, departed for Wyoming, where he will complete the details of leasing 2,480 acres of government coal lands in that State to a local corporation. The leasing experiment will be carefully watched, and, if successful, probably will mark a revolution in the policy of the government in dealing with the public lands.

— The writing of organized labor’s history was attended by scenes of violence at Lawrence, Mass., on September 30, when, for the first time in this country a “demonstration” strike against the imprisonment of labor leaders took place. After hand-to-hand clashes between rioters and police, lasting all day, the demonstration was declared off by the Industrial Workers of the World. The strike was called for twenty-four hours, in protest against the imprisonment of Joseph J. Ettor, Arturo Giovannitti, and Joseph Caruso, whose trial in connection with the death of Anna Lopizzo during the textile strike last winter has just opened. Seven thousand of the 25,000 operatives in the cotton- and woolen-mills obeyed the call, forcing out 5,000 others, either through intimidation or lack of work because of closing down of departments. Then at a mass-meeting the workers were told to go back to work and be ready to come out again at the call of the Industrial Workers, if the leaders are not satisfied with the progress of the trial.

— Icebergs have been reported far south of the scene of the “Titanic” wreck, and the Atlantic track for vessels has been altered accordingly.

— The earliest use of the slot-machine, it is said, was in the Egyptian temples. They were then used to enable the worshiper to sprinkle himself with holy water.

— The British War Office has decided to use no more monoplanes for military service. Four lieutenants were killed in one week. Army aviators think that the biplanes are safer, but they have preferred the monoplanes on account of their swiftness.

— Mesa and Delta Counties in western Colorado will, at the close of the season, an agricultural paper states, have shipped 5,000 car-loads of peaches from orchards embracing not more than 8,000 acres. A full-bearing orchard in those counties easily produces a car-load of peaches to an acre.

— The sun-bath is said to be so popular at present in Germany that in several cities one can buy a ticket for a sun-bath just as in America one buys a ticket for a bath in the surf. The sun-bath ticket entitles the holder to a room for disrobing, a bathing-suit, and a “place in the sun.”

— The Turkish government is reported as about to take measures for the establishment of a safe port, at a cost of 12,000,000 rupees, at Jaffa, Palestine, to enable tourists more easily to visit the Holy Land. There are times when for a week or more it is impossible to land at this port, owing to dangerous seas.

— The prayer-book of Queen Marie Antoinette which she used in prison, has been found. The best expert in France has examined the writing in the book, and says it is certainly that of the queen. These are the last words ever penned by her: “Tenth of October. May God have pity on me. My eyes have no more tears to weep for you, my dear children. Adieu, adieu. MARIE ANTOINETTE.”

— Only one officer who saw service in the civil war is, it is announced, left on the active list of the United States army, Col. John L. Clem, of the quartermaster’s department. Readers whose memory goes back to war times will remember him as “Johnny Clem, the drummer boy,” who became famous for refusing to surrender at Chickamauga. He killed the Confederate colonel who tried to capture him, and after the battle, was made a sergeant, though only twelve years old.

Northern Illinois Conference, Formerly Known as the Illinois Conference

By G. E. Langdon; H. E. Moon

THE forty-first annual session of the Northern Illinois Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be held in Chicago, Nov. 1-10, 1912. The first meeting will be called at 2 P. M., Friday, November 1.

The purpose of this session is to elect conference officers for the ensuing year, to elect the Tri-City Sanitarium board of management, the Fox River Academy board, and trustees for the Northern Illinois Conference Association; also for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the delegates. The constituency of all these corporations is the delegates in session from the Seventh-day Adventist churches of the Northern Illinois Conference. Each church is entitled to one delegate for its organization and to one additional delegate for each fifteen members. A full delegation is desired.

G. E. LANGDON, President; H. E. MOON, Secretary.

NOTICES AND APPOINTMENTS

Camp-Meetings for 1912

PACIFIC UNION CONFERENCE

Arizona, Phoenix . . . Oct. 24 to Nov. 3

Tract Societies and German Workers

In view of the repeated calls for German Harvest Ingathering papers, we would say that there will be no free German Harvest Ingathering number of our papers this year. Our next German quarterly, Zeichen der Zeit, however, will be a Missions number, containing practically the same matter and illustrations as the English Harvest Ingathering Signs. We are advising our German churches to use this paper in the soliciting of funds for foreign missions in localities where the English papers can not be used advantageously. This magazine will be out the first week in December, and the prices will be the same as on all our magazines: 10 cents a copy; 5 to 40 copies, 5 cents a copy; 50 copies or more, 4 cents a copy. It is greatly desired that all received from the sale of these papers above the actual purchase price be turned into the foreign missions cause.

GERMAN DEPARTMENT,

INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION.

(Conference papers, please copy.)

Publications Wanted

The following-named persons desire late, clean copies of our publications sent post-paid:—

Jas. P. Burton, Cleveland, N. C., will appreciate any of our literature suitable for missionary purposes.

A continuous supply of papers and tracts containing present truth is desired by S. L. Stafford, Statesville, N. C.

Obituaries

By De Mott S. De Wolf; G. A. Rauleder; George W. Spies; Wm. M. Baird; C. V. Achtenbach; L. W. Terry; C. P. Bollman; W. F. Martin

DE WOLF.—Margaret De Wolf died in Hackensack, N. J., Sept. 19, 1912, in her sixty-seventh year. She accepted present truth about sixteen years ago in New York City. She was a firm believer in the Bible, and a devout follower of the Lord Jesus Christ. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Jamieson (Episcopal). Text, Job 19:25. DE MOTT S. DE WOLF.

LUTZ.—Morris Lutz died at his home near Mount Jackson, Va., Sept. 9, 1912, at the age of 78 years. He was a faithful member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, having accepted the truth more than thirty-five years ago. Seven children are left to mourn. The funeral services were conducted by Elders A. C. Neff and R. D. Hottel.

NIERNBERG.—Wilhelmine Niernberg was born Jan. 2, 1825, and died Sept. 23, 1912, at the home of her daughter, in Los Angeles, Cal. Seven of her ten children are left to mourn. For twenty-seven years she was a faithful member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and we believe that she sleeps in Jesus. The funeral services were conducted by the writer. G. A. RAULEDER.

PYLE.—Lillian L. Pyle, daughter of Brother and Sister Harry L. and Laura W. Pyle, lost her life in an automobile accident at Atco, N. J., on the evening of Sept. 8, 1912, aged 16 years, 4 months, and 15 days. The bereaved parents, two sisters, and other relatives are left to mourn their loss. Lillian was laid away to await the call of the Lifegiver. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer. GEORGE W. SPIES.

WALLS.—Ethel Adelaide Walls, the infant daughter of Herbert A. and Carolina P. Walls, was born Aug. 17, 1912, and died Sept. 1, 1912, after an illness of only five hours. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer from Jer. 31:16, 17. GEORGE W. SPIES.

NORWOOD.—Lydia Norwood, wife of W. L. Norwood, died at Banners Elk, N. C., July 21, 1912, aged 71 years, 2 months, and 15 days. In 1886 she accepted present truth, and was a consistent Christian until the day of her death. She was a loving mother and a kind neighbor. Her death is mourned by an aged companion and their five surviving children, six having preceded their mother in death. The funeral services were conducted by Elder W. H. Armstrong, assisted by the writer. WM. M. BAIRD.

FOSTER.—Sarah Elizabeth Foster was born June 17, 1839, and died Aug. 30, 1912. Fourteen years ago, while in Florida, she heard and accepted present truth. At the time of her death she was a faithful member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church of Cherokee, S. C. Her life was a continual testimony of the power of the truth, in which she rejoiced. Five children are left to mourn, four of whom have accepted the truth for this time. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer from 2 Sam. 14:14. C. V. ACHENBACH.

JOHNSON.—James F. Johnson died in Springfield, Mo., Sept. 13, 1912, in his seventeenth year, as the result of a street-car accident. He was born in Indiana, and lived in Iowa, Kansas, Arkansas, and Missouri. He accepted present truth about thirty years ago, and was a consistent Christian, for several years serving as elder of the Springfield church. His companion, four sons, and one daughter are left to mourn, but they sorrow not as those who have no hope. The funeral was conducted by the writer. L. W. TERRY.

CARR.—Ruby Olive Carr was born at Trezevant, Tenn., Oct. 17, 1909, and died at the same place Aug. 13, 1912, after an illness of four weeks. She was the sunshine of her home, and to know her was to love her. The funeral service was conducted by Elder A. C. Shannon, of Dayton, Ohio, who spoke from the words of our Saviour, “Suffer little children to come unto me.” The service was largely attended by sorrowing relatives and sympathizing friends. C. P. BOLLMAN.

ANSPAUCH.—Noah Anspauch was born in Ohio, Dec. 15, 1835. At the age of fifteen he went to Missouri. In 1874 he moved West, settling in Oregon. The last sixteen years of his life were spent in the Walla Walla valley. In early life Brother Anspauch became a Christian. Ten years ago he heard the truths of the third angel’s message, accepted them, and loved the truth till the time of his death. For four years he had been ailing, and Sept. 16, 1912, he fell asleep. There remain a wife and seven children to mourn. W. F. MARTIN.

GEISS.—Epsy Ann Russell was born May 2, 1857, at Pleasant Hill, Oregon, and died Sept. 11, 1912. In 1870 she was married to Charles Geiss. To this union were born seven children, five daughters and two sons. Two daughters and their father are left to mourn. Sister Geiss was converted to the faith held dear by this people at an early age, and fell asleep triumphant in the hope of a part in the first resurrection. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer from 1 John 2:17, to a large circle of friends. W. W. STEWARD.

McDOWELL.—Coradon McDowell died in San Diego, Cal., Sept. 24, 1912, aged 71 years, 6 months, and 11 days. He was born in the State of New York, and served through the civil war as a volunteer from Illinois. He married Elizabeth C. Golden, who, with a son and a daughter, is left to mourn. Five years ago our brother united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, of which his widow and children are members. He died very suddenly, being stricken with heart failure while on his way home from work. W. M. HEALEY.

JONES.—Died in Unity, N. H., Aug. 6, 1912, Bela G. Jones, in the eighty-ninth year of his age. He was baptized in 1843, and was a faithful member of the Washington, N. H., Seventh-day Adventist Church for over forty years. At the funeral Elder F. W. Stray set forth the glorious hope of the resurrection. E. G. FARNSWORTH.

PAIGE.—Mrs. Alice H. Paige passed away at Rutland, Vt., July 14, 1912, aged 53 years. She was born at Richford, Vt., and accepted present truth in 1898 under the labors of Dr. Patience Bourdeau-Sisco, who was then engaged in Bible work in Vermont. One son is left to mourn. The writer conducted the funeral service, speaking words of comfort from Ps. 127:2. F. W. STRAY.

WARREN.—Hannah Warren was born in Indiana, Feb. 26, 1832, and died at Prescott, Ariz., Sept. 22, 1912. Two sisters and five children are left to mourn. For forty-eight years she was a faithful member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and the rapid progress of the message always cheered her heart. She fell asleep in the blessed hope. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer from 2 Tim. 4:7, 8, and Rev. 14:13. GEO. L. SIMS.

WILSON.—Mrs. Susan C. Wilson was born Oct. 27, 1841, and died Aug. 10, 1912, at the home of her daughter in Springfield, Mo. She loved this message, and fell asleep in the bright hope of a part in the first resurrection. The funeral services were conducted by Elder W. A. Alway. Many friends were present, and sincerely sympathized with the grief-stricken sons and daughters, who tenderly cared for their loved one during her long illness. MINNIE ROBBINS.

URQUHART.—Wallace Edgar Urquhart, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Urquhart, died at Camino, Cal., Sept. 8, 1912, aged 8 months and 17 days. Brother and Sister Urquhart were engaged in a tent effort at Camino at the time of the child’s death; as they are giving their lives and all they have in the proclamation of the third angel’s message, they are comforted with the thought that little Edgar will soon be given to them at the return of the Saviour. The funeral service was conducted by the writer at Chico, Cal. C. L. TAGGART.

BEANE.—Burnice Ivan Beane was born in Ida County, Iowa, April 27, 1901, and died in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Sept. 4, 1912. He was a bright boy, and we believe his life showed genuine evidences of conversion. He, together with his parents, gladly accepted the third angel’s message a little over a year ago. He endured his suffering with remarkable patience, and fell asleep with a bright hope in the first resurrection. The parents, one brother, and one sister are left to mourn. P. P. ADAMS.

ISENBERG.—Lloyd Isenberg, only son of Herbert and Alice Isenberg, died at Johnstown, Pa., Sept. 5, 1912, aged 21 years. He was a talented musician. Early in life he attended Sabbath-school, and from the beginning of his sickness he clung to the truths he had learned in childhood. During his illness he made his peace with God, and desired to be baptized, but his condition made this impossible. His greatest desire was that he might live to tell others of the Saviour, who had become so precious to him. His parents, three sisters, and a large circle of friends are left to mourn. W. F. SCHWARTZ.

SEVENER.—Mrs. Emma A. Sevener died at her home in Vienna township, Michigan, Sept. 13, 1912. Emma A. Rone was born Nov. 18, 1870, of Seventh-day Adventist parents. When twelve years of age, she was baptized and united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Flint, Mich. On her twenty-first birthday she was married to John G. Sevener. To them were born four children. The deceased was a patient sufferer, and fell asleep in hope. Her companion and children, together with her aged mother and one brother, are left to mourn their loss. The funeral services were conducted by Elder C. L. White.

SWARTOUT.—James Henry Swartout was born in Lenawee County, Michigan, Dec. 22, 1859, and died at his home in Clinton County, Michigan, Aug. 24, 1912. He was married to Jennie Estella Herrick, of Carson City, Mich., in the year 1887. To this union were born three sons. When seventeen years of age, the deceased accepted present truth, and united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, of which he remained a faithful member until his death. He sleeps in the hope of a soon-coming Saviour. The writer conducted the funeral service, assisted by Elder E. I. Beebe. Words of comfort were spoken from Rev. 14:15. H. A. BOYLAN.

KEARN.—Truman H. Kearn was born in Middlesex County, Ontario, July 20, 1850, and died near Lakewood, Wash., Sept. 17, 1912. In early life he settled in St. Clair County, Michigan, and Oct. 8, 1873, was married to Hannah L. Kearney, who, with five sons and three daughters, is left to mourn. In 1889 the family moved to western Washington, and soon after this our brother was baptized, and united with the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Seattle. About fifteen years ago he lost his sight; while this was a great trial to him, he was ever patient, and found his chief pleasure in talking of the blessed truth. Words of comfort were spoken by the writer from Job 19:23-27, and we laid our brother to rest to await the call of the Life-giver. J. W. BOYNTON.

PARKHURST.—Mary Jane Holder was born in Markham, Ontario, March 21, 1834. At the age of nineteen she came to Michigan, and Oct. 10, 1854, was married to Austin D. Parkhurst, of Oakland County. The following year they moved to Westphalia, Clinton County, where they purchased the farm on which Brother Parkhurst died April 7, 1885, and where Sister Parkhurst lived until about eleven years ago. Since that time her home has been with her daughter, Mrs. E. K. Slade, at whose home she died Sept. 3, 1912, at the age of 78 years, 5 months, and 12 days. During the early years of her life Sister Parkhurst was a faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and in 1878, through the labors of Elder Frisbie, she became acquainted with the last-day message, and joined the Westphalia Seventh-day Adventist Church. Her life was a splendid example of missionary activity. She is survived by two daughters and many friends and near relatives. Of her it can most fittingly be said, “Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord.”

Northern Illinois Conference

By G. E. Langdon; H. E. Moon

Our date for camp-meeting came in the midst of the tent season, so it was thought best to drop the camp-meeting, and have a general meeting in connection with the conference, November 1-10, in the South Side church, Chicago, 58 East Forty-sixth St., between Indiana and State Street car lines.

A committee has been appointed to secure rooms as near the church as possible for those who send in their names. If some have friends with whom they can arrange for rooms beforehand, it will make less work for the committee.

A lunch-counter will be conducted in the basement of the church, where all may obtain warm hygienic food at a moderate price.

The General Conference has promised efficient and abundant help. Elder Allen Moon and others from the Lake Union will be in attendance. Elder K. C. Russell, city evangelist, will be with us. We are planning for a large attendance, and praying for great spiritual blessings. Begin now to lay plans to come, and help others plan. These meetings cost something, but their value can not be estimated.

Friday, November 1, at 2 P. M., will be the opening meeting. Officers for the conference, for the Northern Illinois Conference Association (legal corporation), the Fox River Academy board of managers, and the Tri-City Sanitarium board of managers will be elected during this session. One conference session will be held each day, and the other meetings will be devoted to preaching, to Bible studies, and to educational, Sabbath-school, young people's, and colportage work, and to other spiritual interests.

An educational and Missionary Volunteer rally will be held Sunday, November 10, to which all are invited to remain.

Let the churches be prompt in electing delegates to the conference and in sending in the names to the secretary—one delegate for each church organization, and one additional delegate for each fifteen members. Remember to elect a few alternates. Let your hearts be uplifted in prayer for the success of this important gathering.

G. E. LANGDON, President; H. E. MOON, Secretary.

Business Notices

WANTED.— Woman thirty to sixty years of age to do general housework, cooking, and plain sewing. Permanent work for the right one. Hygienic living. J. S. Comins, R. F. D. 6, Battle Creek, Mich.

WANTED.— A home for a widowed sister over sixty years of age; she is an earnest Seventh-day Adventist, a woman of culture and refinement, and of a companionable nature. She could oversee the work in a well-regulated home, assist in caring for obedient children, and is also a good seamstress. For further information, address K. C. Russell, 5418 Iowa St., Austin, Chicago, Ill.

WANTED.— Work, by young man and wife or by man alone, by the year, where the Sabbath can be kept. South or West preferred. Willing to do almost any kind of work. Frank E. Stevens, Sparta, Mich.

WANTED AT ONCE.— Bright young man, Adventist, eighteen years of age or older, to learn baker’s trade. Give age, also recommendation from Seventh-day Adventist Church elder or minister. Address F. B. Cowles, Saginaw, Mich.

The St. Helena Home Fruit Company has its price-list of California dried fruit now ready. If you are interested, a post-card will bring it to you. Prices lower this year. Address St. Helena Home Fruit Co., Sanitarium P. O., Cal.

Move South before winter. Buy my pleasant Memphis home. Seven rooms. Gas, electric lights, all modern conveniences. Fruit-trees, shade-trees, vines, and roses. Finely fitted for poultry. Illustrated booklet, prices, terms, etc., sent free. J. S. Washburn, 665 Decatur St., Memphis, Tenn.

Conference Book Sales and Domestic Peace

A CARD just received from the secretary of the New Jersey Tract Society states that the book sales for that conference during September were the highest of any conference in the Columbia Union. The same mail brings us a report from West Pennsylvania, comparing their sales for September, 1912, with the corresponding month of 1911. In September, 1911, they sold $284.20 worth of books, and in September of 1912, $1,350.95. This shows a very encouraging gain. A report from Eastern Pennsylvania contains a comparative statement for the first nine months of 1911 and 1912. For 1911 the sales amounted to $5,565.85, and for the corresponding period of 1912, $10,621.20, a gain of about ninety per cent.

A STRIKING comment upon the evils of domestic infelicity is afforded by a recent decision of one of the leading railroads in the country, which declares against the employment of those having family difficulties and misunderstandings. It is argued that difficulties of this character particularly unfit persons for giving responsible service. The engineer who leaves home with unpleasant words, the remembrance of which rankles in his heart throughout the day, is unprepared for the trying situations which unexpectedly may arise in the course of his labor. Strong nerves, self-possession, true bravery, and faithful service are the results of a peaceful mind and a clear conscience. Haunting regret and stinging reproach are goading many men and women to-day into a state of nervous weakness, and some to ultimate insanity and suicide. We can do the best work for God and for humanity only as we live in all good conscience from day to day.

First Adventist Church Organized in Ecuador

From a letter from Brother John Osborne, we learn that the first Seventh-day Adventist Church in Ecuador was recently organized in Quito, the capital, with a membership of twelve.

Updates on Adventist Paper Issues

REFERENCE to the second page of this paper will keep one informed from week to week regarding the issues of our various papers. The page this week is devoted to the last issue of Life and Health and to the second issue of the Protestant Magazine in its monthly form.

Harvest Ingathering Signs Orders

A TELEGRAM from the Pacific Press states that during last week up to Thursday, orders for 26,000 copies of the Harvest Ingathering Signs were received, making a total of 410,000 copies sent out. The Mountain View church and the Pacific Press employees joined in a campaign day, Wednesday, October 9, the office closing for that day to give all an opportunity to go out with the Signs to solicit for missions among the people.

Foreign Mission Seminary Begins Prosperous Year

THE Foreign Mission Seminary has recently entered upon what promises to be a most prosperous school year. A fine class of young men and women are in the school, the majority of whom are preparing to go out to mission fields. The practical experience to be obtained at the city dispensary, combined with the theoretical instruction, affords valuable opportunities for those who are interested in medical missionary work. Prof. M. E. Kern and his staff of teachers are laboring hard to make the present school year one of value to those in the institution.

Readings for the Week of Prayer

Advance copies of the Readings for the Week of Prayer are being printed off this week, in order to supply the churches in some of the distant fields, particularly South Africa, which desire to hold their annual season of special prayer at the same time as the churches in Europe and America.

November Life and Health

THE November Life and Health is meeting with an unusually ready circulation. The very practical instruction this number contains has given it a hearty reception by the reading public. Every reader of the REVIEW should study this helpful number, and then seek to place a copy in the hands of his friends.

First Adventist Believers in Macedonia

The Mission Board has just received from Elder R. S. Greaves a photograph of the first group of Seventh-day Adventist believers in Macedonia. We have rejoiced to see the message gaining a foothold in Macedonia, in Servia, in Rumania, and in Bulgaria. We know that the outbreak of hostilities in these regions will make conditions more trying and difficult for the workers and believers in the Balkans and in Turkey.

Harvest Ingathering Returns

One conference secretary writes that the first returns from the Harvest Ingathering effort had just been received. A sister not in good health had visited five individuals with the Missions Signs, and received $5.55. The same secretary then mentions that as a result of his own efforts of one-half hour, interviewing six persons, he received offerings to missions amounting to $4.75. This indicates that there is a good interest in missions among the people. Many others, no doubt, can do equally as well.

Woman Physicians Visit Washington Sanitarium

A DOZEN woman physicians of Washington, D. C., representing the Women's Medical Society of the District of Columbia, took supper at the Washington Sanitarium on October 8, spending the evening at the institution. They also attended a lecture given in the gymnasium by Dr. H. N. Sisco on the use of hydropathic therapeutics in the treatment of chronic ulcer and pneumonia. The lecture was illustrated by several demonstrations showing the treatment. These were given by nurses of the institution.

Encouraging Reports on Magazine Circulation

From every quarter come encouraging words regarding the sale and circulation of our magazines. A Lutheran professor, in Concordia College, Illinois, writes: “Enclosed find draft for $31.20 to pay for fifty-two yearly subscriptions to the Protestant Magazine. Of these, thirty-four are renewals.” Accompanying his subscription for one year, the Worshipful Master of Royal William Lodge, No. —, of the Loyal Orange Association, Newfoundland, writes: “My good wishes for your success in the great fight against papal aggressions and pretensions which you are making, and in which you should have the co-operation of all Protestants. Yours in the battle.” Reverend —, pastor First Baptist Church, and editor of Western Recorder, Kentucky, says: “I shall take very great pleasure in editorially commending the Protestant Magazine. Please communicate items of special interest to me, that we may keep the good work going. Shall be very glad also to aid in any way the circulation of your magazine.”

The Printing-Press and the Gospel

The latest book issued by the Review and Herald Publishing Association is “The Printing-Press and the Gospel,” by E. R. Palmer. This book gives a brief history of the invention of modern printing, and an interesting recital of how the printing-press has been used in the spread of the gospel, particularly during the Reformation, and in this age in proclaiming the third angel’s message. The chapter on the work of Luther and his associates in dispelling the midnight darkness of Catholicism through the instrumentality of the press is a chapter that is of particular interest; also the chapter that tells of the place occupied by literature in the work of modern missions. This book contains 224 pages; bound in flexible leather; price, 60 cents. It may be obtained from the State tract societies.

Winston’s Encyclopedia

PERSONS desiring a low-priced encyclopedia for private or family use would find Winston’s Encyclopedia one well adapted to this need. Among many valuable features, it contains the results of the last census. Issued in eight volumes, and furnished by the Review and Herald Publishing Association for $4.50.